Pendleton Heights is 0-10 against Yorktown since August of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Pendleton Heights Arabians will square off against the Yorktown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Pendleton Heights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Muncie Burris. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Arabians.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (109-101) Pendleton Heights actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 28-26, 25-20, 16-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Yorktown entered their tilt with Muncie Burris on Saturday with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. They blew past the Owls 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Yorktown was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-10, 25-13.
Yorktown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Vivian Stevenson, who had eight digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Ritchie, who had eight digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Yorktown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive games.
Pendleton Heights is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-14 record this season. As for Yorktown, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-2.
Pendleton Heights might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Yorktown when the teams last played back in September. Can Pendleton Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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